List of heads of state of Madagascar
President of the Republic of Madagascar | |
Standard of the President | |
Acting President Andry Rajoelina since January 19, 2019 |
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Official seat | Antananarivo |
Term of office | 5 years |
Creation of office | May 1, 1959 |
Last choice | November 7th and December 19th, 2018 |
This is a list of the heads of state of Madagascar since gaining independence in 1960.
List of incumbents
No. | image | Name (life data) |
Official title | Term of office | Political party | |
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Beginning | The End | |||||
1. |
Philibert Tsiranana (* 1912; † 1978) |
president | May 1, 1959 | October 11, 1972 | Psd | |
- |
Gabriel Ramanantsoa (* 1906; † 1979) |
Head of state | October 11, 1972 | 5th February 1975 | military | |
- |
Richard Ratsimandrava (1931 - 1975) |
Head of state | 5th February 1975 | February 11, 1975 | military | |
- |
Gilles Andriamahazo (1919 - 1989) |
Chairman of the National Military Committee | February 11, 1975 | 15th June 1975 | military | |
- |
Didier Ratsiraka (* 1936) |
Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council | 15th June 1975 | 4th January 1976 | Military / AREMA | |
2. | president | 4th January 1976 | March 27, 1993 | |||
3. |
Albert Zafy (* 1927; † 2017) |
president | March 27, 1993 | 5th September 1996 | UNDD | |
- |
Norbert Ratsirahonana (* 1938) |
Interim President | 5th September 1996 | February 9, 1997 | AVI | |
(2.) |
Didier Ratsiraka (* 1936) |
president | February 9, 1997 | July 5, 2002 | AREMA | |
4th |
Marc Ravalomanana (* 1949) |
president | February 22, 2002 | March 17, 2009 | TIM | |
- |
Hyppolite Ramaroson (* 1951) |
Head of the Military Council | March 17, 2009 (only a few hours in office) |
military | ||
- |
Andry Rajoelina (* 1974) |
President of the High Transitional Government | March 17, 2009 | January 25, 2014 | TGV | |
5. |
Hery Rajaonarimampianina (* 1958) |
president | January 25, 2014 | September 7, 2018 | HVM | |
6th |
Rivo Rakotovao (* 1960) |
President (interim) | September 7, 2018 | 19th January 2019 | HVM | |
7th |
Andry Rajoelina (* 1974) |
president | 19th January 2019 | officiating | TGV |
See also
Web links
- List of heads of state and government of Madagascar World Statesmen.org (English)